FC Metz – Valenciennes: The mixed performance of this Garnet
Opposed to Valenciennes, the Messins control the start of the game this Saturday evening. Authors of the opener thanks to a nice goal from Ablie Jallow, the men of Bölöni dictate the rhythm of the party, returning to the locker room serene. At the origin of a nice work on the goal, the striker of FC Metz did not achieve so much the perfect first period.
In the 15th minute of play, FC Metz managed to concretize their certain domination against Valenciennes by opening the scoring with a spectacular but. Ablie Jallow, author of a pure strike, distant, found the net while the defense struggled to recover after a phase where the ball was in the air. If Jallow is the first to earn the praise with this achievement, Ibrahima Niane is also no stranger to this but. On the other hand, the rest of his performance allows us to put a damper on this observation.
Nice work, but imprecise
On Ablie Jallow’s goal, Ibrahima Niane was the first to deflect the ball, in a pivot position, of the head towards his attacking partner. Despite this work to be done on the only goal of the first period, the rest of his performances did not positively hold the attention of his supporters. Missing the final move on a very well-constructed chance shortly before half-timethe Moselle center-forward was not very skilful, like some of his misses observed last season.
Fishing especially in precision, Niane missed six of his attempted passes, and already has nine lost balls after 45 minutes. Winner of 50% of his duels, the Senegalese however seems close to finding the frame, and shows a positive forward intention. His personal case still seems to monopolize the attention of the Garnets, as it seems to constitute an ambivalent file.